Bumping-post.



A. E. SCHULTZ.

BUMPING POST.

APPLIUATION FILED Nov. 22, 191i).

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r AUGUST E. sCIIULTz, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

n UMP'ING-rosr.

specification of Letters raient.

Patented Mar. 14, i911.

Application led November ...22, 1910. Serial No. 593,725.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST E. SQHULTZ, citizen of/th'e'United States, residing at hicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bumping-Posts, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification. AMy invention relates to bumping posts and will be well understood in-connection with a specific description of two embodiments thereof found drawing, in which- -Figure l is a view in elevation of one form of post; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the structure shown in Fig.`l; Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on line 3 3 of F ig. 2; Fig. is a sectional plan on line 4-4 of Fig. 3; `Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of a part of the structure shown on line 5-5 of Fig. 3;.

F ig. 6 a plan view of al modified portion of the structure; Fig. 7

is a sectional plan lView on line 7,-7 Fig. 8; and Fig. 8 is a sectional viewA on line 8-8 Fig. 6.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughout the different figures.

The bumping post of my invention is well adapted to lbe supported upon the ordinary cross ties a and may be conveniently constructed mainly out of ordinary traction rails found in steam railroad practice, though I do not limit myself tothe shape of the rails. The bumping post shown includes, generally speaking, three main ele# ments, one including the rear inclined rails 7J`b, another' including theforward inclined -1'ails.c-kc' and the third including the horizontally disposed rails c Z-cl which serve to tie together the basesof the rails Z) with the bases of the rails ,c as illustrated. The rails d' preferably constitute the main ntrack rails. The horizontal bases ofthe inclinedrails are united with the base rails 0l by a structurelocated at each-,base and including a preferably offA metal, inter# posed between the websl of the adjacent rails, these raiLwebs being lclamped into en ygagement with said filler block f by means of clamping bolts 7c. lBy means of the structure thus described a very rigid union is effected between the traction rails d and the bases of lrails 10c. I

The main track. or stockrails are preventm the `accompanying ed from spreadingl apart,l as alsoare the v horizontal bases of the inclined rails I) and the inclined railsc, by means of therods c that passthrough t-he rail flanges of said rail bases and clearly in Fig. 2 and are preferablys'ecured thereto as indicated very clearly in Fig. 4.

The bolts 7c and the tie'rods e are relieved of shearing strain by causing the filler'v blocks through which they pass tobe in interlocking engagement with 'the railsbetraction rails as,` indicated tween which the filler blocks are located,

and where rails of traction rail formation are employed I preferably select the rail flanges for. interlocking engagement` with the filler blocks and I efflect this interlocking engagement preferab y by cutting oblong notches 1n the Aadjacent edges of the `flanges ofthe rails Zand the bases of the inclined rails and causing the elements f to be receivedtherein to secure. the desiredl interlocking. l These notches in the bases of the rails d are indicated at Z and the corresponding notches i'n the horizontal bases of the inclined rails are indicated vat m. Inj

certain of my claims I do not limit myself to the use of the element f to fill the spaces between 'rail webs when such element has the described rail flange engagement. The

filler blocks desirably extend below and en` gage the under sides of the rail flanges and in such case are provided 'with lateral recesses for Isnugly receiving Vportions of the rail fianges as indicated niostcleai'ly in Fi 3. This snug fit of filler block and rall flanges holds the base rails and the horizon tal bases of the inclined rails in the same plane lwhen the bumping post is subject'to v violent impact.'

In the form of the invention shown Iin Figs.'6, Tand 8, theffillerblocks do not interlock with the rail flanges but witlithe rail webs. instead. and to' this end thesefiller blocks are provided with round lugs f1 received within corresponding openings in the rail webs. .With either interlocking method` the'filler blocks and rails receive the thrusts. land guard the bolts and tie rods against `shearing st-rain.

' When vmy invention is embodied as shown, the main tract-ion of stock rails may be employed as thc base rails, but I do not wish to be limited to the employment of theftraction 'rails as base rails., When the structure is made as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive the notches l and holes for the elements c and receive the portions. f1

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` fore,

' flanged base rails;

lc constitute the only 'modification ofthe base rails-required. If the .structure is made as shown in Figs. 6 to 8 inclusive the holes that `replace the notches Z. The rest 'ofthe structure is madeat the factory and'may readily. be Aassembled with.

the base rails when modified as stated. It

lis apparent that the filler blocks maintain' a,

rigid relation between the base rails andthe bases of the inclined rails, the tops of the filler blocks being depressed sufficiently below the heads of -th'e rails to accommodate the wheel flanges. ,I do not limit myself to 4inclined bumpingblocks lsupporting rails nor to the number thereof.

' While I have herein shown and particularly described two embodiments of my invention, it is obvious that modicationsmay lreadily be -made without departing from the rails and the bumping block supporting rails and received into notches provided in the flanges of said rails.

`2. A railway bumping post including flanged base rails; a bumping block; flange -flanged thej flanges of the base rails and the flanges` railssupporting the bumping blocks; and elements affording interlocking engagement between the flanges of the base rails and bumping block supporting rails by being re,`

ceived into notches provided 1n said flanges.

3. A. railway bumping postincluding flanged base rails; a bumping block; and rails 4vsupporting the bumping block,

of the bumping .block ing inter-locked.

'4. A railway bumping sl post including flanged base rails; a bumping block; flanged supporting rails berails supporting the bumping block; and

filler blocks interposed between the webs of the base rails and the'webs of the bumping block supporting rails and having interlocking engagement with the rails.

5. A railway bumping post including ianged base rails; a bumping block; flanged 'porting rails,

thebumping block; and flanged base rails;'a bum ,filler blocks interposed between the base rails su porting the bumping block; and means or affording interlocking engagementybetween the flanges of the base rails and -tliedianges of the bumping'block sup- V6. A railway bumping posti including flanged base rails; a bumping block; rails supporting the bumping block; and filler blocks interposed between the base rails and the bumping block supporting rails and received intonotc'hes` rovided-in the flanges of said base rails .an in thrust engagement with the bumping block supporting rails.

47. A railway bumping ,post including flanged'base rails; a bumping block; rails supporting the bumping block; and elements interposed between the base railsV and the bumping block supporting rails and received intol notches provided in the flanges of said base rails and in thrust` engagement with the bumping block supportingrails.

' 8. A railway bumping 'fpost including flanged base rails; a bumpmg block; and rails supporting the bumping block, the

`flanges of the base rails and the bumping block supporting rails being interlocked.

9. A railway bumping 'post including ing block; rails supporting the bumping lock; and filler blocks interposed between the webs of the baserails and the bumping block supporting rails and having interlocking engagement with the rails.

"10..A railway bumping post -including flanged base rails; a bumping block; flanged rails supporting the bumping. block; and means for l aording interlocking engagement between the ianges of the base rails and the anges of the bumping block supporting rails.

11. A railway b um ing post. including base rails; a bumping lock; rails supporting the bumping block; and iiller blocks interposed between the base rails. and the bum ing block supporting rails and having -mterlocking engagement with the rails.

In witness whereof, I' hereunto subscribe my name this eighteenth day of November A. D., 1910. r

4 AUGUST EL soHULTz.

Witnesses:

FRED' KRAFT, v WILLIAM C. ScHUL'rz.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

